Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of sample of patients from MSD Cohort with M-code diagnoses from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2017
| Variable | Total |
|---|---|
| N | 3,497,545 |
| Age, mean, y | 59.5 |
| Sex, % | |
| Female | 9.2 |
| Male | 90.8 |
| Race/ethnicity, % | |
| White | 68.8 |
| Black | 19.3 |
| Hispanic | 6.7 |
| Other | 5.2 |
| Marital status, % | |
| Married | 54.4 |
| Divorced/separated | 26.9 |
| Single/never married | 12.9 |
| Widowed | 5.0 |
| Unknown/other | 0.7 |
| NRS pain score, % | |
| No pain (NRS = 0) | 26.7 |
| Mild pain (NRS = 1–3) | 12.9 |
| Moderate pain (NRS = 4–6) | 20.2 |
| Severe pain (NRS = 7–10) | 17.8 |
| Missing | 22.3 |
| Body mass index, mean, kg/m2 | 30.0 |